Argentine man sentenced in witchcraft extortion scheme
Ariel Boiteux, a 31-year-old Argentine national who masterminded an international extortion scheme against hundreds of people seeking romance through witchcraft and magic spells, was sentenced in federal court Monday to the maximum sentence - two years in prison.
The sentencing is the result of a yearlong investigation conducted by special agents from ICE Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego. In addition to the maximum prison term, Boiteux was ordered to pay a $250,00 fine.
According to court documents, targets of the scheme were directed to record themselves performing sexually explicit rituals to be used in casting love spells. Boiteux instead threatened to post the embarrassing videos on social media unless the clients paid large sums of money.
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